Learn

Instead of sticking to traditional learning ways, go online and learn how to code. Learn basics of programming, web, mobile, backend or whatever tech stack is relevant at that time.

This is weird but learn to dance, it will teach you about body language, movement and your posture which benefits you in other areas of life (like love!).

If you have social anxiety, you’ll think it’s your problem but many times it’s just that your subconscious senses something’s off with the people you’re hanging with and you’re probably hanging with the wrong crew. When I’m with people I really like, I never get nervous. Social anxiety is a sensor telling you stuff and everyone has it a little bit. Listen to it.

Learn to love! Have lots of non-serious relationships (with people from all over the world!) until you’re late 20s and then slowly start having serious ones. Don’t lock down with one person, relationships can develop you throughout your whole life and every person has a new lesson to give you, as cheesy as it may sound. Fuck peer pressure to settle down, have your own timing. Get your heart broken and break other hearts (it’s inevitable). Love has the broadest dynamic of feelings I think. It can make you feel the best you’ve ever felt, and when it goes wrong it can make you feel the worst you’ve ever felt. It’s beautiful and horrible at the same time. Relationships are impossibly hard and I still don’t understand them. Being with another human that’s completely variable and unpredictable (that’s humans), is the hardest thing I’ve ever pursued.

Learn to market yourself on the internet, I see career coaches even tell people this now “you need a personal brand” etc. It’s kinda true because you’re competing with 7 billion other people from the internet soon. Learn to socialize, go to meetups, go out to bars and clubs and talk to lots of strangers. It’s something I learnt in university, but if you don’t go to university, you’ll need to double down on this.

Learn how to speak clearly, softly and develop a communication style which is very beneficial in negotiating or cracking that next deal with your client or may be while flirting with your crush.

Move Out

If you are living with your parents move out to other city , living in hostel, managing needy greedy things and interacting with n number of peoples will give you enough exposure of the real world and make you self reliant. Explore the city you live in, go out every weekend and feel the vibes! In the long run your study years may flew like nothing but places will always be with you.